European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 13, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 5census Bureau to count homeless for 1st time James Watson of Detroit has been homeless for 3 years. He does t believe people want to help the homeless. Washington apr an army of government workers is about to try to make thousands of nearly invisible people part of America. The occasion is the first census of the homeless. Often in sight a if not always seen a these people do not exist for purposes of Federal Aid and representation unless they can be counted. How Many Are there where do they live what kind of help to they need to Many of the homeless though being counted seems Likely to make Little difference in their lives. A i Don t Sec nothing i stand to lose or gain a said Spencer Cox a homeless new yorker. Quot its just useless what a the Point Quot estimates of the number of homeless in the United slates have ranged from 250,000 to 3 million in recent years. Counting them a a task some consider impossible _ will be attempted on the night of March 2021, less than two weeks before the census bureaus official counting Day for the rest of the nation. Quot its the first time we be gone out in the Street to count people said Cynthia m. Taeuber who is directing the Effort. Advocates for the homeless local governments and other organizations have been enlisted to help and most arc cooperating. In Chicago officials of the Pacific Garden Mission said they will Aid census takers. Quot whether they re aware of it or not they re being counted a said Boyd Sylvester assistant superintendent of the Mission. A i think its a great idea a said Breon Lucas 26. Quot the government can help people who done to have a Job find a place to work and give them something to eat at in some cases that assistance is being Given a grudgingly Quot however since the groups have concerns about whether there will be a Complete and accurate count. In Washington Mitch Snyder of the Center for creative non violence is urging the homeless to snub the census Bureau. A you can to count All the people in the streets. Experience quickly teaches the homeless that to be identified As such is to risk harassment. ,. And abuse Quot Snyder said. Because of problems in finding All the homeless and concerns about worker safety Taeuber admits that she expects the tally to be conservative. A decade ago census takers went to shelters but did not try and count people living in alleys under Bridges and in Parks and similar locations. But starting March 20, census workers will visit Public and private emergency shelters hotels and motels used to shelter the homeless and other hotels costing less than $ 12 per night. This Effort is expected to last until about Midnight. Covering a period when people arc generally settled for the night. Then from 2 . To 4 . Census workers will travel the streets searching for More homeless people. In the end a specific number of homeless will not be announced since officials decline to try to define that term. Instead the Bureau simply will report that its special count found so Many people in shelters so Many in missions so Many in flophouse so Many walking or sleeping on the streets and so unveils plan to reduce deficit by the Baltimore Sun Washington a attempting to break a deadlock Between the administration and Congress the chairman of the House ways and Means committee advocated sunday a five year $510 Bil non blueprint to eliminate the budget deficit by freezing spending on social Security and most other Domestic programs and raising taxes on gasoline alcohol and tobacco. Rep Dan Rostenkowski d-ill., the houses chief tax writer called for an a me governments a Binge of irresponsibility of embracing budgets a that Quot he Lough re Sci Ujj pair t plan which projects caching a $34 billion surplus in the Fis Cal 1995 budget would a freeze spending for one year including Cost of living raises for social Security recipients. Only Means tested programs for the poor would be excluded. The freeze would reduce spending by $105 billion Over five years. A Cut military spending by $150 billion Over five years with the savings earmarked solely for deficit reduction. A impose a one year freeze on adjusting the tax brackets and personal exemption to reflect wage inflation for savings of $50 billion Over five years. A create a new 33 percent tax bracket for the highest income individuals. Because of an anomaly in the 1986 tax couple charges sperm Bank with throwing away Deposit acc sort apr the sperm Bank is Facino an leered racial mix up also Alle Tinl it Ihu Parade Law suit by a Coupe item by a 1 Uway e sperm depos ment l to Quot i it t0 in Derek treat published report cancer accor Jinx t0 a Gast Tanh ?it0r�es has been sued by he sperm a lemme Mastrobuoni after ,7 n How but because of a Quot a Smi up the daily news said. They 1 found out url troyed my husbands sperm a Mastrobuoni told the news. A it was suit Filer in me other Huron Lavehn r juju me Idany h u3 having a lawsuit Frieh a used in the other overhaul Law some taxpayers pay a 33 percent rate on part of their income while the wealthiest pay a 28 percent rate. Rostenkowski a plan would apply the 33 percent rate to those upper in come taxpayers to raise $44 billion Over five years. A increase excise taxes on gasoline alcohol and tobacco and impose a tax on the sources of environmental pollution to raise $100 billion Over five years. He suggested a lax of 20 cents to 25 cents per gallon on gasoline. The current Federal lax is 9 cents a gallon. A reject All proposals to reduce taxes including a proposal by sen. Daniel p. Moynihan . To lower the social Security payroll tax and the Nistra Sands of time Lions proposal for tax free savings accounts and a lower capital gains tax Rale. A repeal the Gramm Rudman balanced budget Law. He argued that the Law. Which requires a reduction in the Federal deficit has been used As a Crutch by leaders who avoid making real Progress on reducing the deficit. The amount of projected savings and Revenue came from the congressional budget office which Rostenkowski said estimated that the package would erase almost 80 percent of the Federal debt that would otherwise be accumulated Over the five years and produce a budget surplus of $34 billion. As the deficit declines the co estimated the government would save $61 billion in reduced interest costs. Ater bore a Hir a i the woman wbk husband aun Cudd the woman a u also whte had his sperm stored before undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Id ant has denied being at fault in that Case. When Matro Buonis a cancer was discovered a veterans administration Hospital referred him to id ant the news said. He agreed to pay the Bank $200, and it stored some of his semen in january 1985. When the couple did no to hear from id ant they called and Learned the husbands sperm had been discarded because the lab had Only received a $20 payment from the a. Mastrobuoni a cancer has since been cured but an attorney for the couple Joseph Filardi said a a it a very unlikely his sperm count is High enough to effectuate the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 13, 1950 a eighty Rugby fans were killed and three Hurt in the crash of a chartered four engined air plane on final approach to the Airport at Llandow. South Wales. The Craft was returning from a game played in Belfast the previous Day. A spokesman said 78 passengers and a Crew of five were on Board the Avro Tudor 11 craft.30 years ago today. March 13, 1960 a the Senate took an entire Section out of the Eisenhower administrations civil rights program by a 49 to 35 vote. A �?~20 years ago today. March 13, 1970 a the United states endorsed a French Call for withdrawal of foreign forces from Laos to include . Air and North vietnamese ground units.10 years ago today. ,. March 13, 1980 a president Carter and Ronald Reagan aimed their presidential campaigns toward the possible a make or break Illinois race. The Clear Cut front runners for the democratic and Republican nominations had crushed Edward Kennedy and George Bush in Florida Alabama and Georgia
